UN force admits deadly shooting at DRC border post
Beni – The UN chief Antonio Guterres said he was “outraged” after two people were killed and several others... Read more
1 Aug, 2022
8 hurt as UN peacekeepers open fire in east DRC, says official
Beni – The UN peacekeepers opened fire and injured eight people in the Democratic Republic of Congo after being... Read more
31 Jul, 2022
Thousands of children displaced in eastern DRC, says UN
Kinshasa – Thousands of children have been forced to flee their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where... Read more
31 Jul, 2022
The UN is under attack in eastern Congo. But DRC elites are also to blame for the violence
Delphin R. Ntanyoma, International Institute of Social Studies Demonstrators in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
Suspected rebel attacks kill 12 civilians in DRC
Beni – Suspected rebels have killed twelve civilians in recent attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
DRC launches controversial auction for oil and gas blocks
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday launched a controversial auction of 30 oil and gas blocks,... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
DRC tightens security in east after anti-UN unrest
Beni – Soldiers and police officers were deployed across the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo towns on Wednesday after... Read more
28 Jul, 2022
How conflicts intertwined over time and destabilised the DRC – and the region
Jacob Cloete, University of the Western Cape The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one... Read more
28 Jul, 2022
Burundi secretly sent troops to DRC, rights group says
Nairobi – Burundi has secretly sent hundreds of troops and members of a youth militia into neighbouring Democratic Republic... Read more
27 Jul, 2022
5 anti-UN protesters killed in eastern DRC city
Kinshasa – At least five people have been killed and about 50 wounded during anti-UN protests in the eastern... Read more
27 Jul, 2022
